Galileo Messenger, 1987-1997.

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Galileo Messenger, 1987-1997.

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The Galileo Messenger is a combined project newsletter and status report. The purpose of the "Messenger" is to provide a summary of the project activities and an informal set of feature articles highlighting specific aspects of the project. The "Messenger" is published quarterly--two weeks to one month after each quarterly review. It carries several standard features, including a short status-oriented message from the Project Manager, a presentation of one of the Galileo science experiments, and an in-depth discussion of an important (and recent) engineering activity. In each issue there is a capsule profile of a key Galileo team member and a explanation of a significant facet in the mission design. Another standard feature is Potpourri, a column about the people and activities of the project. A note about the name of the newsletter, Galileo Messenger: The phrase "The Starry Messenger" has become synonymous with Galileo the man, not only because of his book of that title, but also because of the excellent episode on Galileo in Jacob Brownowski's "The Ascent of Man." It seems altogether fitting that this newspaper/status bulletin retain the close identification with one of the astronomical giants of history. [This explanation is from the first issue of The Galileo Messenger.].

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